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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for New Hampshire House District 716

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Benjamin E. Moore (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Ellen M. Cressy (D) by 9.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Benjamin E. MooreRepublican · winner
54.6%2,290
Ellen M. CressyDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%1,904
4,194 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+18.41982R+9.21984D+13.81986R+0.91988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)